Lido Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Agilent Technologies, Inc. $A

Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) by 46.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,200 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,075 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $2,536,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of A. Core Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. SHP Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Navalign LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Agilent Technologies in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Agilent Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $28,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Agilent Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $153.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Agilent Technologies from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Agilent Technologies in a report on Friday, June 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $155.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Agilent Technologies from $155.00 to $156.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Agilent Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.35.

Agilent Technologies Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE A opened at $138.65 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $39.16 billion, a PE ratio of 27.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a fifty day moving average of $129.75 and a 200 day moving average of $125.43. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $108.35 and a 1 year high of $160.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The medical research company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.80 billion. Agilent Technologies had a net margin of 19.55% and a return on equity of 24.33%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.31 earnings per share. Agilent Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.000-6.100 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.480-1.500 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Agilent Technologies, Inc. will post 6.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Agilent Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a $0.255 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Agilent Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.48%.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, consumables, software and services for laboratories across the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. The company’s product portfolio includes analytical instruments such as liquid and gas chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectroscopy systems, and laboratory automation solutions, together with reagents, supplies and informatics tools that support measurement, testing and data analysis workflows. Agilent also offers instrument maintenance, qualification and laboratory services designed to help customers improve productivity and comply with regulatory requirements.

Founded as a corporate spin-off from Hewlett‑Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved through a combination of strategic restructuring and acquisitions to concentrate on life sciences, diagnostics and applied laboratories.